He made bail and was scheduled to be in court in November but never showed up. A bail jumping charge against Blunt was added to the list, officials said.

On Nov. 15, 10 days after his court date, a Montgomery County sheriff's deputy spotted Blunt driving a truck with a license plate registered to a different vehicle. He again refused to pull over and led police on a pursuit that ended when an officer placed a spike strip in his path along Interstate 45 near The Woodlands Parkway, officials said.

Blunt was taken into custody and has been in the Montgomery County Jail without bail.

During the trial, prosecutors presented videotapes from the two chases, Blunt's past criminal record and information about another felony evading-arrest case against him in San Jacinto County.

Several of Blunt's relatives testified on his behalf. His lawyer asked for a 10-year deferred adjudication probation and drug treatment.

The judge handed down a term of three life sentences and said the vehicles in the chase were deadly weapons.